MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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